Nursery Administrative Assistant - St Paul’s Catholic Primary School at Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Sep, 26

Salary

25201.0

Posted On

18 Jun, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Literacy, Numeracy, IT Proficiency, Time Management, Multi-tasking, Confidentiality, Organization, Professionalism

Industry

Education Management

Description

Nursery Administrative Assistant Term Time 15hr per week Band 3 - £24,796-25,201 – FTE Start date – 01.09.2026 St Paul’s Catholic Primary School and Portsmouth City Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. Our friendly and welcoming Nursery is looking to appoint an Administrative Assistant, who will support children, families and staff in our busy office. This job is varied and you will need good time management skills, as you will be required to multi-task to ensure jobs are completed efficiently and on time. Confidentiality is paramount. Duties will include * Providing a friendly point of contact for all members of our nursery community * Answering general enquires on the phone, in person and by email * Using IT to support the office needs, including Arbor, and Tucasi * Dealing with finances and Government funding of nursery places * General administrative duties as directed by the Nursery manager The ideal candidate will * Have strength in their communication and interpersonal skills to be able to interact with a wide range of people both in person, on the telephone and by email * Have excellent literacy and numeracy skills in order to complete all the office tasks with Maths and English GCSE Grade C or above (or equivalent) * Be confident in using technology in the workplace, willing and able to learn how to use a variety of IT packages * Be confidential, positive and professional * Be honest, reliable, well organised and a good timekeeper * Be child centred Please forward completed CES application forms to head@st-pauls.portsmouth.sch.uk Please note that we do not promote the use of AI for applications. We are unable to accept CVs for this position Interested in this role, but not enough hours? We also have a vacancy for an Attendance officer. Application Form [https://pccfusionorcuks.blob.core.windows.net/$web/Advert%20Attachments/PCC%20Schools/St%20Pauls/Application%20Forms/CES%20Model_Application_Form_-_Support_Staff%20new.docx]

Responsibilities

Provide administrative support in a busy nursery office, acting as a point of contact for the community and handling general inquiries. Manage finances, government funding, and utilize IT systems like Arbor and Tucasi to support office needs.